Co-author Caleb White
In Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. v. Puig the Supreme Court of Texas resolved whether a deed conveying a non-participating royalty interest “free of costs forever” relieved the royalty owners from bearing postproduction costs for minerals
Way back in 2023 it was predicted that the Supreme Court of Texas’ decision in Van Dyke v. Navigator would spawn years of litigation. How right the predictions were!
In Boren Descendants and Royalty Owners v. Fasken Oil and Ranch
Fallout from Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump.
Companies now have a clearer path to seek refunds following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision invalidating more than $170 billion in tariffs assessed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”). For
Co-author David Pruitt
Davis v. Aethon Energy Operating LLC is more for lawyers than business people but it is worth noting. A Texas court of appeals affirmed a take-nothing judgment against lessors who sued over the lessee’s failure to provide
A strict two-year deadline to file a refund lawsuit is approaching for denied Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) claims, and taxpayers facing recapture on previously issued ERC claims have limited windows to challenge Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) collection efforts. Furthermore, IRS
Robert May et al v. Ineos USA Oil & Gas, LLC et al, could, if you are so inclined, serve as a tutorial on terms used in oil and gas transactions or, if you are further along than that, it
“Gambit”: A calculated move, a stratagem. An example might be to buy a mineral interest with a long and complicated title history from the incarcerated son of a deceased parent and to bet on a court favoring your characterization of
Moore et al v. 1789 Minerals Fund I, LP, et al is another Texas decision addressing the effect of a Sheriff’s Deed after a tax foreclosure. Was the deed void for want of a sufficient property description? No, but
We begin our discussion of Cornucopia Oil and Gas, LLC v. Berry et al with a quiz:
“Subject to” means:
Co-author Gunner West
Yes … sometimes. In ConocoPhillips Company v. Totem Well Service, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas applied New Mexico law to an oilfield indemnity dispute, voiding the Master Service Agreement’s indemnification clause
